iScott:
You donating 10 times more (which is $150) wouldn't pay our first monthly hosting bill. Find 20 people to donate $15 each month and we might be able to do it.
Seriously, I appreciate the fact that you're willing to donate more. But it's going to take a lot more than one or two people with deep pockets being willing to chip in. And frankly, I don't know that I want to run this site in that situation. I already have to deal with people writing me and complaining that they "paid" for this service (which they didn't...they donated to it) and demanding that it run better and faster. I can only imagine the hell I'd go through the first time the $300 service went down -- which it will, because all hosts have downtime.
I know you guys love this site and want to see it continue, thrive, and prosper. The problem is that there's no business model for it. It doesn't make money, and yet it gains tens of new users every day.
The bottom line is that we've reached the capacity that we can support with the current revenues. Without a significantly larger income, the service can't get better. And, while I really do think it's awesome that you're willing to donate 10 times more -- that doesn't qualify as a "significantly larger income."
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